World Tapestry - 1.1 Flashcards
Where was the Song Dynasty?
China
What time period did the Song Dynasty rule?
960 CE - 1279 CE
The Song Dynasty was the leading example of…
…diversity and innovation in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas during the 13th century.
Neo-Confucianism
The revival of Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements during the Song Dynasty.
The spread of Confucianism and Buddhism is the most _______ to Chinese influence.
enduring testimony
(True or False) The Chinese bureaucratic system was known as a democracy.
False
The Song Dynasty lost control of ____ lands to _____.
northern; invading pastoralists from Manchuria
Imperial Bureaucracy
Chinese government system, characterized by a strong imperial court and through civil service examination based on Confucian principals.
The bureaucracy (of the Song Dynasty) represented ___.
continuity across centuries and dynasties.
Explanation: It had been a feature of Chinese government since the Qin Dynasty.
One of Emperor Song Taizu’s greatest achievement was that he…
…expanded the educational opportunities to young men of the lower economic classes so they could score well on the civil service exam.
What were the civil service exams based on?
Confucian texts
Meritocracy
A political system in which the talented are chosen and moved ahead on the basis of their own achievement.
(True or False) The Chinese bureaucratic system was known as a meritocracy.
True
More info: This allowed for more upwards mobility than any other hiring system of that time.
What contributed to the Song Dynasty’s weakness?
The size of the empire
Explanation: By creating so many jobs and by paying these officials so handsomely, the Song increased the cost of government to the point that they began drying up China’s surplus wealth.
Grand Canal
A vast waterway system connecting north-eastern and central-eastern China. Construction began in the 7th century and by the 13th century consisted of over 1100 miles of canals.
Who made the first guns?
Inventors in China (during the Song Dynasty)
How did the technology of guns spread from China to Euroasia?
The Silk Road
Champa Rice
A quick-maturing, drought resistant rice that can allow two harvests per growing season. It was sent to China as a tribute gift from the Champa state (present-day Vietnam) during the Song Dynasty.
Chinese farmers put ___ on the fields to enrich the soils.
manure
Chinese workers built elaborate ___ systems to increase productivity.
irrigation
What did changes in agriculture (during Song Dynasty) do?
It produced an abundance of food
China’s population increased from __% of the world’s population to __% (during Song Dynasty rule).
25; 40
Black Earth
Coal
When was coal discovered?
4th century BC, China
What does coal enable China to do?
Enables China to produce greater amounts of cast iron goods
